Beyond exquisite beauty and Southern charm, North Carolina has extraordinary resources, educational opportunities for adults and children in each of its 100 counties. NC State Cooperative Extension offices offer effective
Hair in pigtails, big brown eyes looking sad, a child of five sits in her booster seat asking why Jillian, a classmate, doesn’t like her. Moms are fantastic at listening,
The open forum of a marketplace is a burst of seasonal colors and a steady buzz of chatter. The curious shopper discovers she has direct access to fresh and locally
How many days include large quantities of sugar? Late- morning snack of half a candy bar, two glasses of iced tea at lunch, a bowl of ice cream, or a
The feet are the carriers of the body. After walking on various surfaces, even though our shoes are well padded, it’s often satisfying to sit, elevate the legs, and relax.
Over 28% of children aged six to 17 are physically inactive! Only one in four children receive the recommended 60 minutes of daily exercise. These startling statistics explain why parents
It’s time to plant a tree, a tree. What shall it be? What shall it be? Let’s plant a maple—more than one, to shade us from the summer sun. Let’s
The open forum of a marketplace is a burst of seasonal colors and a steady buzz of chatter. The curious shopper discovers she has direct access to fresh and locally
In October of 2020, a malnourished mountain cur and plot hound puppy, estimated at 10-months-old, accepted the friendly call to approach a stranger on a city street in Mount Airy.
The egg is one of nature’s best designs! Bumpy and grainy in texture, 17,000 tiny pores cover the shell, made almost entirely of calcium carbonate crystals. At the semipermeable membrane,
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